“I’m the king of the world!” James Cameron proclaimed upon accepting his best director Oscar for “Titanic.” In 1997 it was the most technically ambitious (and lucrative) movie ever made. This week an even more titanic Cameron film is headed for theaters: “Avatar.” It cost nearly $400 million to make. Kurt asks Cameron how he […]
Visual artist Ra di Martino grew up loving Star Wars. A few years ago, she set out to photograph the ruins of the old sets used to film the movie’s desert scenes. It took her to Morocco, and Tunisia, where she found the house Luke Skywalker lived in.
Call it “Rex appeal.” Tributes are being paid to Ray Harryhausen, visual effects creator, writer, and producer, and stop-motion dinosaur legend. He died last night at the age of 92. His legacy includes special effects classics such as “Clash of the Titans”, “Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger”, and of course, “Jason and the […]